Cloud Solution Architect - Security

Role Overview:

• We are seeking a highly skilled and security-focused Cloud Solution Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of secure cloud solutions across Microsoft Azure.
• This role will focus on identity, access management, and cybersecurity, ensuring robust protection of enterprise assets and compliance with industry standards.

Job Overview:

• Focused on delivering proactive services such as education workshops, delivering assessments and providing expert guidance
  
• Join a highly motivated team of leading industry experts
  Preview new technology before others in the industry and learn how to make the best from it
  
• Visit customers to train them and share industry and development expertise
  
• Be part of a thriving developer community that's constantly looking for ways to improve our customers’ experience, software development goals and use of technology.
  
• Build strong customer relationships and ensure deliveries align with customer projects and milestones.
  
• Gain access to expertise and support from Microsoft’s consulting practice and product groups
  
• Continually learn and grow professionally
  
• Analyze problems
  
• Maintain, extend accreditations and certifications, assist in developing best practices for key technologies and products to support technical team readiness
  
• Demonstrate strong communication skills; ability to develop strategic ongoing customer relationships, gain trust and respect for Microsoft Premier.
  
• Engineers must also possess strong technical writing, presentation and training skills
  
• Fluent English oral and written communication
  
• Customer facing role, you will partner with different teams to provide high quality work understanding customer objectives and creatively overcome their greatest challenges.
  
• Passion for new innovative technology and drive customer transformation
  
• Ability to travel domestically and work with different cultures and customers.
  
• Ability to communicate with a variety of different audiences and strong presentation skills
  
• Demonstrate effective balance between business and technical acumen
  
• Ability to effectively recognize and adapt to change
  
• Ability to handle customer critical issues and work in difficult situations
  
• Ability to evaluate end-user business requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and then develop and implement the appropriate technical solutions

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement secure cloud solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure technologies.
  
• Design and enforce identity and access management strategies using Entra ID and Active Directory Security.
  
• Lead the deployment and configuration of Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Endpoint, and Defender for CloudApps to enhance threat protection and response capabilities.
  
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to align cloud security architecture with enterprise policies and regulatory requirements.
  
• Implement and manage Privileged Access Workstation (PAW) environments to protect high-value assets.
  
• Drive adoption of Azure Network Security best practices including NSGs, firewalls, and private endpoints.
  
• Integrate Microsoft Purview for data governance, compliance, and information protection.
  
• Provide technical leadership in Azure Security Center, Microsoft Sentinel, and other monitoring tools.
  
• Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, and security reviews for cloud-based applications and services.
  
• Support incident response and forensic investigations in cloud environments.
  
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on secure cloud development practices.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or Security Architect in enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, especially in security and identity services.
• Strong knowledge of Entra ID, Active Directory, and Privileged Access Management.
  
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender suite (Cloud, Endpoint, CloudApps).
  
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview and data protection strategies.
  
• Solid understanding of network security principles in cloud environments.
  
• Experience with cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
  
• Ability to translate business requirements into secure technical solutions.
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
• Certifications in security (CISSP, CISM, etc.)